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piperacillin

/pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
piperacillin
IPA
/pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pipera(zine) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Usage

Derived Forms

piptazobactam

Synonyms

pipracil

Rhymes With

penicillin amoxicillin ampicillin methicillin theophylline benzylpenicillin oxacillin phenoxymethylpenicillin carbenicillin meticillin ticarcillin dicloxacillin

Questions

How do you pronounce piperacillin?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does piperacillin mean?
A particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.
Where does piperacillin come from?
From pipera(zine) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

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